Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This one was quite a mess to get right since some of the schematics online was missing parts and/or had the wrong values. After some head scratching I worked from the factory schematic of the actual amp. However, did some mods without changing the charcter of the sound to much. First 9v/-9v operation is used … Read more
One of the more interesting Big Muff derivates out there. The first three stages is a basically a Dice Works Muff Diver which itself is based on a 1972 era Triangle Big Muff. The tonestack is whats make it standout from the crowd; an active transistor based two band eq. And demo of MTK’s build
Schematic and info HERE . Original calls for a VTL5C3 vactrol but since they are obsolete and stupidly expensive the layout calls for a home made vactrol. Just socket the LED and LDR to find the right combo.
Schematic, trace and info avaiable at FSB. Note that there is a cap value missing across pin 11 and 12 at the PT2399. There is a 10nF cap across pin 9 and 10 so a close value to that should work. Also, lug pot numberings isn’t marked on iether of the schematics so lug numbering … Read more
Long story short, YATS. It’s a nice sounding TS variant. From the source: Plumes is a unique, all-analog approach to a classic tube-like overdrive circuit offering 3 different clipping voices, loads of headroom and almost three-dimensional clarity that will push your amp over the edge. The reimagined tone control is finely tuned to sculpt low … Read more
